Sparkle essence system

ABSTRACT

A plant-based cleaning agent for household use designed to produce optimal cleaning results. This product is comprised of pigeon pea extract and distilled water. To create the proper mixture, 12 g of pigeon pea leaves may be cut up and placed in a beaker, wherein the pigeon pea leaves homogenize with 2000 ml of distilled water. The mixture is centrifuged at 8,000 rpm for ten minutes. The pellet is then discarded and the extract is stored at approximately 4 degrees C. for about forty-eight hours. Stability is achieved by putting the extract through a 0.45 um filter. For use, consumers spray the sparkle essence product onto a desired glass surface and wipe away with a cloth or paper towel.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The present application is related to and claims priority from priorprovisional application Ser. No. 61/298,964 that was filed on Jan. 28,2010 which application is incorporated herein by reference.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The following includes information that may be useful in understandingthe present invention(s). It is not an admission that any of theinformation provided herein is prior art, or material, to the presentlydescribed or claimed inventions, or that any publication or documentthat is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.

1. FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to the field of cleaning agentsand more specifically relates to a plant-based cleaning agent forhousehold use, entitled Sparkle Essence.

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART

Hard surface cleaners is a category of cleaning agents comprising mainlyaqueous solutions of specialty chemicals that vary with the amount ofdirt and the surface being cleaned. Light duty hard surface cleaners arenot intended to handle heavy dirt and grease. Because these products areexpected to clean without rinsing and result in a streak-free shine,they normally contain no salts. Typical window cleaners consist ofalcohols, either ethanol or isopropanol (rubbing alcohol) andsurfactants for dissolving grease. Other components may include smallamounts of ammonia as well as dyes and perfumes.

Many household cleaners may deliver only marginal cleaningeffectiveness. Glass cleaners in particular can leave streaks after use,thereby causing glass surfaces to lose translucence and to appear dirty.More substantial cleaners may work slightly better, but may also befilled with harsh chemicals. Using these kinds of cleaners can inflictharm on the environment. Further, these products may also pose serioushealth concerns for children or pets, who may accidentally ingest orinhale large quantities of these type of cleaning agents. Such ingestionand even inhalation by the very young may cause severe illness andpossibly death. Therefore a need exists for an all-natural plantingredient based cleaning agent for household use that is void ofharmful chemicals.

Various attempts have been made to solve the above-mentioned problemssuch as those found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,308,047; 5,503,766; 1,675,227;4,810,421; 5,849,682; and 6,090,765. This prior art is representative ofcleaners. None of the above inventions and patents, taken either singlyor in combination, is seen to describe the invention as claimed.

Ideally, a plant-based cleaning agent for household use should be safeto use and, yet would operate reliably and be manufactured at a modestexpense. Thus, a need exists for a reliable all-natural plant ingredientbased cleaning agent that is void of harmful chemicals. and to avoid theabove-mentioned problems.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known householdcleaning agent art, the present invention provides a novel sparkleessence system. The general purpose of the present invention, which willbe described subsequently in greater detail is to provide a sparkleessence system comprising a plant-based cleaning agent designed for safehousehold use. This innovative product features all-natural plantingredients and is void of harmful chemicals. This novel mixture can beused on a variety of glass surfaces, such as home windows, car windows,glass headlights, television screens, computer screens, and can also beused on select surfaces comprising other materials. Consumers may usethe sparkle essence system to thoroughly clean their homes without therisk of harming children, pets, or the environment.

A plant-based household cleaner is disclosed herein preferablycomprising ingredients combined in proportions substantially including:12 g of pigeon pea leaves; and 2000 mL of distilled water. Theplant-based household cleaner may be prepared by cutting and placing thepigeon pea leaves in a beaker comprising distilled water to create ahomogenized mixture in a centrifuge.

The plant-based household cleaner is centrifuge-processed using thecentrifuge at about 8,000 rpm for approximately ten minutes. After thecentrifuge is used, a pellet is formed and is discarded so a newlyformed extract is able to be stored at approximately 4 degrees C. forforty-eight hours to achieve stability by putting the newly formedextract through a 0.45 um filter.

A kit is also embodied herein for the sparkle essence system comprising:the plant-based household cleaner; at least one spray bottle; and a setof user instructions for making and using the cleaner.

A method of producing the sparkle essence system is also disclosedherein comprising the steps of: step one intermixing 12 g of pigeon pealeaves and 2000 mL of distilled water thereby producing mixture; steptwo sealingly storing mixture within at least one spray bottle; andspraying plant-based household cleaner using a spray bottle with anozzle.

The present invention holds significant improvements and serves as asparkle essence natural cleaning system. For purposes of summarizing theinvention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of theinvention have been described herein. It is to be understood that notnecessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with anyone particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may beembodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes oneadvantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarilyachieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. Thefeatures of the invention which are believed to be novel areparticularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concludingportion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, andadvantages of the present invention will become better understood withreference to the following drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The figures which accompany the written portion of this specificationillustrate embodiments and method(s) of use for the present invention,sparkle essence system, constructed and operative according to theteachings of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view illustrating a sparkle essence system inan ‘in-use’ condition according to an embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of use according to anembodiment of the present invention of FIG. 1.

The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter bedescribed in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein likedesignations denote like elements.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

As discussed above, embodiments of the present invention relate to acleaning agent and more particularly to a plant-basedenvironmentally-friendly cleaning agent for household use.

Referring now to FIG. 1 showing a perspective view illustrating sparkleessence system 100 in ‘in-use’ condition 150 according to an embodimentof the present invention Sparkle essence system 100 preferably comprisesa plant based cleaning agent for household use 110. Sparkle essencesystem 100 further comprises at least one spray bottle 120 furthercomprising nozzle 124 in which to atomize-dispense cleaning agent 110.Plant based cleaning agent for household use 110 enables user 170 tothoroughly clean their homes without the risk of harming children, pets,or the environment. Further, plant based cleaning agent for householduse 110 comprises all-natural plant ingredients and is void of harmfulchemicals.

Plant based cleaning agent for household use 110 is preferably used on avariety of glass surfaces 160, such as home windows, car windows, glassheadlights, television screens, computer screens, and may also be usedon select surfaces comprising other materials.

Plant based cleaning agent for household 110 as disclosed hereincomprises ingredients combined in proportions substantially including:12 grams of pigeon pea leaves; and 2000 mL of distilled water.

Plant-based cleaning agent for household use 110 may be prepared bycutting and placing the pigeon pea leaves in a beaker comprising thevolume aforementioned of distilled water to create homogenized mixture130. The quantities given are for a preferred mixture but may be variedaccording to the desired potency of end product. The proportions givenare relative to each other and if varying the total quantity of thefinished product, one must be aware of the necessity to increase ordecrease each ingredient proportionately.

When creating homogenized mixture 130 from pigeon pea leaves anddistilled water, homogenized mixture 130 is preferablyfinish-homogenized in a centrifuge. Plant-based cleaning agent forhousehold use 110 is preferably centrifuge-processed using thecentrifuge at about 8,000 rpm for approximately ten minutes. When thecentrifuge is used, a pellet is formed and is discarded so a newlyformed extract is able to be stored at approximately 4 degrees C. forforty-eight hours to achieve stability. Stability is preferably achievedby putting the newly formed extract through a filter. The approximatesize of the filter used is 0.45 um, however other sizes of filters maybe used according to user-preference.

Plant based cleaning agent for household use 110 may be sealably storedin spray bottle 120. To use sparkle essence system 100, a handle onspray bottle 120 is depressed toward user 170 allowing atomized mist tobe sprayed out nozzle 124. In this way the present invention may beapplied to glass surface 160 where user 170 prefers plant based cleaningagent for household use 110 to spray a mist as shown in FIG. 1 and user170 may wipe away excess plant based cleaning agent for household use110 with a cloth or paper towel.

Sparkle essence system 100 according to an embodiment of the presentinvention of FIG. 1 may comprise kit 180. Kit 180 may comprise thefollowing parts: plant-based household cleaner 110; at least one spraybottle 120; and a set of user instructions for making and using. Uponreading this specification, it should be appreciated that, underappropriate circumstances, considering such issues as design preference,user preferences, marketing preferences, cost, structural requirements,available materials, technological advances, etc., other kit contents orarrangements such as, for example, including more or less components,customized parts, different color combinations, parts may be soldseparately such as at least one spray bottle, etc., may be sufficient.

Referring now to FIG. 2. showing a flowchart 250 illustrating method ofuse 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 1. Amethod of producing plant-based household cleaner 110 comprises thesteps of: step one 201 intermixing 12 g of pigeon pea leaves and 2000 mLof distilled water thereby producing mixture 130; step two 202 sealinglystoring mixture 130 within at least one spray bottle 120; and step three203 spraying plant-based household cleaner 110 using nozzle 124.

It should be noted that the steps described in the method of use can becarried out in many different orders according to user preference. Uponreading this specification, it should be appreciated that, underappropriate circumstances, considering such issues as design preference,user preferences, marketing preferences, cost, structural requirements,available materials, technological advances, etc., other methods of usearrangements such as, for example, different orders withinabove-mentioned list, elimination or addition of certain steps,including or excluding certain mixing, storing steps, etc., may besufficient.

The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary andnumerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readilyenvisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which areintended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention.Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S.Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially thescientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiarwith patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from acursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure ofthe application.

What is claimed is new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims:
 1. A plant-based household cleaning product for cleaning household glass and/or other hard household surfaces comprising: a. a homogenized mixture obtained from pigeon pea leaves; b. a sealed spray bottle; and c. a spray nozzle attached to the spray bottle for applying the homogenized mixture to the glass and/or other hard household surfaces; wherein said homogenized mixture is obtained by a method comprising: cutting 12 grams of the pigeon pea leaves and placing the cut leaves in 2000 mL of distilled water to create a mixture; centrifuging the mixture to form a pellet; cooling the mixture for a period of time; and filtering out the pellet from the mixture to form a homogenized mixture, wherein said homogenized mixture is stored in said spray bottle.
 2. The plant-based household cleaning product according to claim 1, wherein said mixture is centrifuged at about 8,000 rpm for approximately ten minutes.
 3. The plant-based household cleaning product according to claim 2, wherein said mixture is cooled at approximately 4° C. for about 48 hours.
 4. The plant-based household cleaning product according to claim 3, wherein said pellet is filtered out with a 0.45 um filter.
 5. A method for cleaning household glass and/or other hard household surface in need of cleaning, the method comprising spraying the household cleaning product according to claim 1 onto said glass and/or other hard household surface, and wiping the sprayed glass and/or household surface. 